Ukraine-Russia Crisis

A fatal explosion on a natural gas pipeline in western Russia, which moves supplies to Europe, did little to move prices on the continent after a unit of Gazprom PJSC said deliveries were being rerouted. Three people were reportedly killed and another was injured during maintenance on a stretch of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline in the…

European Union (EU) members agreed Monday to create a price control mechanism for natural gas traded in the bloc after months of negotiation and debate on whether a policy to protect against market volatility could limit much needed LNG supply. The majority of leadership from the 27-country EU agreed to institute what Czech Industry and…

Germany is preparing for its first of several new LNG import terminals to arrive offshore near the end of the week, marking a milestone in its plan to increase import capacity and cut reliance on Russian pipeline gas. The Hoegh Esperanza, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) owned by Höegh LNG AS, is expected…

For all the concern about climate change – a worry he shares – JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s chief executive said the world’s current and foreseeable energy needs cannot be met without natural gas and oil. JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon said Russia’s war in Ukraine amplified the significant role of both energy sources. He noted the surge…

For all the concern about climate change – a worry he shares – JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s chief executive said the world’s current and foreseeable energy needs cannot be met without natural gas and oil. JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon said Russia’s war in Ukraine amplified the significant role of both energy sources. He noted the surge…

Commodity trader Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. said Thursday the outage at the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas has removed much needed supply and “significant flexibility” from its portfolio, but said the scale of its operations have offset issues and helped it turn in record profits for 2022. Trafigura, a dominant trader in the global liquefied…

Bitter cold forecast for parts of Europe this week is set to bring the first major test of the winter heating season for the continent’s gas market and its robust storage inventories.  The UK’s National Balancing Point and the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) both gained about 3% on Tuesday and settled above $40/MMBtu. The…

Germany’s recently nationalized utility Uniper SE, previously one of Europe’s largest buyers of Russian pipeline natural gas, is moving to recover some of its monumental losses from Gazprom PJSC while it continues to divest from the country. Uniper management announced in Düsseldorf Wednesday the company is pursuing arbitration to recover damages from Gazprom it claims…

The European Commission (EC) has proposed a bloc-wide ceiling on natural gas prices linked to Europe’s benchmark in an effort to stanch massive financial volatility, potentially sending ripple effects across global gas markets. In a proposal outlined by the European Union’s (EU) executive branch Tuesday, the Commission could institute a “safety price” mechanism by the…